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Sharlene Ryan (left) took the opportunity to “Meet a Muslim” and had a chat with Imams Mustenser Qamar, middle, and Sabah Al-Zafar during their visit to Invercargill on Sunday.
Imam Mustenser Qamar says studies show those who have negative perceptions of Muslims, generally have not met one. So to change the narrative, he is leading a team of young Muslims who will be visiting every city in New Zealand under the banner of True Islam NZ, to give Kiwis a chance to have informal, face-to-face yarns with fellow Kiwis who happened to be Muslim. The group from the North Island were in Invercargill on Sunday – the second stop on the tour – after only making it as far as Christchurch last year, before Covid-19 restrictions kicked in.
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The 51 murdered worshippers in the Christchurch Mosques terror attack have been remembered at a national remembrance service, two years since the 2019 shootings.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Governor-General Patsy Reddy joined hundreds of community members at Christchurch s Horncastle Arena on Saturday for the service.
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The lost were remembered in song, in prayer, in tears and with defiant pledges to rebuild lives, bodies and community.
The centrepiece of the service was the names of the dead read aloud as their pictures were displayed on a big screen alongside descriptions provided by their families.
For Hussein Al-Umari, it read Lovely and always helpful from the bottom of his heart towards others. Courageous and loyal till his last breath .